Punjab Police File Case After AAP Accuses BJP Of Making an attempt To Bribe MLAs

Chandigarh:

Punjab Police on Wednesday filed a case on Aam Aadmi Celebration’s grievance that the BJP was making an attempt to bribe its MLAs. AAP sought a probe into allegations of an try by the BJP to topple its authorities.

The ruling get together claimed that the BJP had supplied Rs 25 crore every to no less than 10 MLAs. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” had earlier failed in Delhi. “Operation Lotus” is a code identify utilized by Opposition events to confer with “poaching” of MLAs by the BJP.

The state BJP has already dubbed the allegations as “baseless” and a “bundle of lies”.

“The baseless allegation made by the Punjab minister Harpal Cheema towards the BJP of toppling the state authorities reveals that AAP is resulting in an enormous break up in Punjab. The get together is on the verge of being torn aside by Kejriwal’s interference,” mentioned the BJP’s Subhash Sharma.

Earlier this month, the Arvind Kejriwal-led get together accused the BJP of misusing central authorities’s businesses and providing “Rs 20 crore every” to a few of its Delhi MLAs to cross over to the nationwide get together.

“The BJP is providing Rs 25 crore per MLA to change sides. Operation Lotus might have succeeded in Karnataka, however the Delhi MLAs stayed agency and failed the BJP operation,” mentioned Mr Cheema.

“If there’s a change of presidency in Punjab, you (MLAs) shall be supplied large promotions, posts,” mentioned Mr Cheema, reiterating that MLAs have obtained very many calls asking them to deliver down the Bhagwant Mann-led authorities.